Urdu Poetry BackGround

T.S. Eliot says, "Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly." Whether prose or poetry it has its impact on individuals in a manner effectually influencing their sentiments. Urdu Poetry is a melodic and elegant type of poetry whose major themes include human feelings, nature's beauty, and the passion for love.

Poets of Urdu Poetry use a pen name which is called a takhallus. Urdu poetry contributed socially and culturally. The history of Urdu poetry is amazing, the beginnings of Urdu poetry is usually traced dating back to the 13th century, when some poets (urdu poets) in the north of India started experimenting with the style. I am focusing on Urdu literature particularly on urdu poetry. Urdu poetry became popular in the 1700s when Urdu replaced Persian as being the major language in the region. Urdu poetry (اردو شاعری shayari) has its linguistic roots etched in Persian.